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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CHF #Vascular #Engorgement ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... left and on the lateral ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
Esophageal disease Left atrial ... enlargement Subcarinal ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CTChest #AzygoesophagealRecess ... Azygoesophageal #Recess #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lobe atelectasis Chest ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
On this lateral ... impression of the enlargement ... of the left atrium ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
fluid or solid material ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
possibly also partial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant